A panorama of the Brazilian black experience, starting with the figure of the semi-illiterate popular artist and employee of a salt mine Gabriel Joaquim dos Santos.
Milton Gonçalves
as Narrator
Ferreira Gullar
as Narrator
Benedita da Silva
as Herself
Aniceto do Império
as Himself
Bira Presidente
as Himself
Ubirany
as Himself
Eduardo Coutinho
as Himself (Voice)
Carlos Cachaça
as Himself
